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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2009/section-5",
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  "legislation": "nia/2009/9",
  "legislation_title": "Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 2009",
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  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Expenditure for purposes of sustainable development",
  "text": "(1) The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister may incur expenditure for any purpose calculated to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.\n(2) In particular that Office may provide financial assistance to bodies which have among their objectives the promotion of sustainable development.\n(3) In subsection (2) “financial assistance” means assistance by way of grants or loans on such conditions (including conditions as to repayment) as that Office may determine.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 5: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with art. 9(2))"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2009/9/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:13.372538+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}